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On this week’s Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline, we’ll hear music for Mother’s Day on the next Modern Notebook with a piece called “Wildflower” by Arturo Sandoval. Composed for harpist Yolanda Kondanassis, she says it’s a celebration of her own mother’s influence in her life, and of the irreplaceable role played by mothers everywhere.Plus, Pauchi Sasaki’s “Mother's Hand, Healing Hand,” a piece inspired by how often she tells her son how much she loves him. And, this piece by Natacha Diels titled “automatic writing mumbles of the late hour,” composed for Olivia de Prato’s Artist-Mother Project.

Coming up on the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Kisetsu means “Seasons” in Japanese, and it is the title of this piece by Somei Satoh for orchestra. It’s a work composed in 1999 as part of the New York Philharmonic’s “Messages for the Millenium” Series, and while the message of the piece looks forward… There is also an ancient, meditative quality to this music.Then, we’ll hear a masterwork of the 20th Century: Gyorgy Ligeti’s “Violin Concerto.” It’s a piece filled with rhythmic complexities, unconventional sounds from the orchestra, and sparkling harmonic figures in the violin.

"On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives."

84-year-old Andrew Lester has been charged with assault in the first degree and armed criminal action for shooting Yarl.

The Florida House and Senate will soon start ironing out their differences as they work toward a final budget for the upcoming fiscal year.

The Chilean jazz vocalist makes a lasting impression at the Tiny Desk.

Despite calls for a ceasefire, the fighting in Sudan has not let up. The two warring factions, under the leadership of rival generals, are in danger of sucking the country into a wider conflict.

Police are investigating the death of a young woman who was shot to death in rural New York after the car she was riding in turned around in the wrong driveway.

Baseball is sometimes called the "timeless game." Unlike other sports, there's no game clock. Theoretically, the game could go on forever. Four decades ago, one game came close.

Research suggests that diversifying the ranks of physicians is critical for saving lives. A new study highlights barriers that keep determined students of color from actually making it to med school.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Arshad Malik, Sudan's director for Save the Children, about the humanitarian aid that is already needed by about 16 million people — roughly a third of the population.

To sidestep the sandwich tax in New York, a bagel company teamed up with Philadelphia cream cheese to make a bagel injected with cream cheese — since it only counts as a sandwich if it's sliced open.

At the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices heard arguments in a case testing how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.

The Florida Board of Education has approved a ban on classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in all grades. The board passed the proposal on Wednesday. It will take effect after a procedural notice period that lasts about a month.

The Florida Board of Education has approved a new rule that says schools “Shall not intentionally provide classroom instruction to students in grades 4 through 12 on sexual orientation or gender identity unless such instruction is expressly required by state academic standards.” The rule extends an already existing ban on such instruction.

Netflix announced yesterday that it is ending its DVD delivery service after 25 years. Loyal users are sad to see it go.

The state's highest court is expected to hear a lawsuit over Florida's 15-week abortion ban in the coming months.

Bee Friends, a small business in Murray Hill, says more people are coming in for honey during the spring pollen season.

Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave.

Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going on in brain areas involved in thoughts and emotions.

Beyond Dominion's newly-settled case with Fox News, there are more than a dozen other defamation cases related to the 2020 election. Lawyers say these cases could help stop future election lies.

Commotio cordis is the leading cause of death in youth athletes across all sports. He wants to change that.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Monica Potts about her memoir, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America.

But red tide was reported for the first time this season off the Big Bend area in northern Florida.

Hackers demonstrated they could break into and disable a Model S. But unlike other car companies, Tesla has the ability to quickly patch its software.